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The mobile broadband global standards body, the 3GPP, could collapse under its own weight unless it changes its working practices, says European Telecommunications Standards Institute CTO Adrian Scrase. Read more...

Republican commissioner Michael O’Rielly told the 5G Summit in New York that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must change its procedures so that it can hold auctions more quickly. Read more...

With the arrival of LTE-based mobile broadband, the concept of dedicated spectrum for PPDR (public protection and disaster relief) applications has now evolved and governments are looking into a wide range of innovative approaches. Read more...

Canada has sold the 600 MHz band for CAD 3.47 billion (US$2.6 billion), which is roughly the equivalent of US$ 1.06/MHz/POP (although his figure doesn't take account of unsold spectrum in sparsely populated regions). Read more...